I missed out on last year’s pool, which is ironic because everybody I was thinking about putting on there bit the dust. Figures.
This year I’m going for the theme (my favorite comedians) and the “if any of these people actually die I’ll be completely bummed out” thing.
Bill Burr
Louis CK
David Cross
Bobcat Goldthwait
Dana Gould
Chris Hardwick
Jim Jefferies
Marc Maron
Patton Oswalt
Brian Posehn
Joe Rogan
Jimmy Pardo
Doug Stanhope
Greg Fitzsimmons
Kumail Nanjiani
Sara Silverman
Hop to it!
Abe Vigoda currently has four picks, Zsa Zsa has two.
Kirk Douglas
Billy Graham
Olivia de Havilland
Nancy Reagan
Jimmy Carter
George Bush (Sr.)
Prince Phillip (Duke of Edinburgh)
Fidel Castro
Brian Aldiss
Ursula K. Le Guin
Michael I of Romania (King Michael)
Hugh Downs
Alternates
Robert Silverberg
Don Rickles
Howdy Holmes
ataraxy22. your list has only twelve. Until I hear otherwise from you I will include your first alternate, Robert Silverberg, as your thirteenth choice.
Charlie Sheen
Muhammad Ali
Jimmy Carter
Keith Richards
Ginger Baker
Lindsay Lohan
Artie Lange
Betty White
Liza Minelli
Michael J Fox
George H W Bush
OJ Simpson
Mike Tyson
Do you want to give a present that doesn’t have to be mailed, and doesn’t cost anything? Give your Death Mistress the gift of not waiting UNTIL HER BIRTHDAY to make your picks!
:D:p
When is your birthday? I have a lot of Google news emails to read. 
Here is my list of immortals. I have taken a couple of people off this year so apparently they are going to die soon.
Mohammad Ali
Jerry Lee Lewis
Mary Tyler Moore
Dick Cheney
Kirk Douglas
Nancy Reagan
Glen Campbell
George HW Bush
Dick Van Dyke
Billy Graham
Burt Reynolds
Dick Cavett
Roselyn Carter
Alt:
Jimmy Carter
Jerry Sandusky
C’mon, you’ve been here a long time!
For the newbies though, it’s New Year’s Eve. Yep, I’m so dedicated that I spend my BIRTHDAY totaling up Death Pool picks.
Found my 2008 Death Pool list, 5 of the 12 that survived that year are still kicking. They are the top 5 on my list. The rest are carry overs from last year’s list.
John Astin
Fidel Castro
Greg Louganis
Rose Marie
Dionne Warwick
Jerry Lewis
George H. W. Bush
Bob Barker
Ed Asner
Yoko Ono
Valerie Harper
Fats Domino
Jim Nabors
Alternates:
Ned Beatty
Marla Gibbs
Gene Hackman
I’ve decided to do something challenging with my 2016 Death Pool entries. I’ve created my first themed list, but it’s one that can hopefully be somewhat competitive.
Presenting the Musicians Of Doom!
Alternates:
Jason Becker
Bonnie Brown
Vivian Campbell
Dick Dale
Pete Doherty
Joey Feek
Torrence “Boosie Badazz” Hatch
Wiklo Johnson
Lee Kerslake
James Murphy
John Prine
Ricki Rockett
Malcolm Young
Alternates:
Wade Hayes
Rick Ross
Delta Goodrem
The top thirteen celebrities all have eight picks or more. Hey, a bandwagon list would make it easy to post, huh?
Joey Feek 20
George H. W. Bush 14
Jimmy Carter 13
Valerie Harper 13
Fidel Castro 10
Glen Campbell 10
Charlie Sheen 9
Bashar al-Assad 8
Burt Reynolds 8
Kirk Douglas 8
Lindsay Lohan 8
Muhammad Ali 8
Nancy Reagan 8
You know, that NYE deadline is for the players, not the Death Mistress. The world probably wouldn’t come to an end if you took the rest of the weekend to get everyone’s lists into your spreadsheet. If someone dies for points in the meantime, I’m sure we can wait a couple of days to see your first post showing the standings.
Agreed.
RTFirefly and carnivorousplant are shooting for bonus points!!!:p:D
Well, my themed entries (comedians, none of them sick (as far as I know)) is almost guaranteed to earn no points … with any luck. So I’m game to be the experiment … towit:
I would now like to officially amend my list to include the following:
Joey Feek
George H. W. Bush
Jimmy Carter
Valerie Harper
Fidel Castro
Glen Campbell
Charlie Sheen
Bashar al-Assad
Burt Reynolds
Kirk Douglas
Lindsay Lohan
Muhammad Ali
Nancy Reagan
Alternates:
Stephen Hawking
Dick Cheney
Matt Damon
This is going to be very interesting! Several years ago, before I was Death Mistress, I was still keeping track of top picks and picked the top twelve, plus Fred Phelps. I think three died that year, but I wasn’t close to winning.
My brother was born New Year’s Day. Mom went into labor on NYE. The doctor kicked my dad out of the delivery room because he kept trying to get Mom to give birth before the ball dropped, so he could claim Erick on his tax return.
Erick was born at roughly 2am. Dad was pissed.
I was born at 10:16 PM, so my father was very pleased. He joked that if I’d been born at 12:01 or so that maybe he could slip the staff a few bucks to say it had really been 11:59 PM. Mom was lucky, I was a first baby and sometimes they take a while, but she only left for the hospital at supper time. She says that during her labor a nursing student present tried to cheer her up and said “You know, tonight is my birthday too.” Mom, the nicest and sweetest of ladies snarled back “I don’t give a damn whose birthday it is!”